Two Missing in Gulf Fire

NEW ORLEANS—Federal officials continued searching the darkened waters of the Gulf of Mexico for two workers missing after an explosion and fire early Friday on an oil-and-gas platform.

Rescuers found two pairs of work boots and a hard hat floating in the water within a few miles of the platform, according to Commander Russ Bowen, who is coordinating the search and rescue mission for the U.S. Coast Guard. He said a witness reported...